Survey of Missouri State Students

1. Where do you get your source of News? (Select all that apply)

                     Local News television station     

                     Mainstream National TV (CNN, ABC, Dateline, NBC, Etc)

                     Mainstream Internet (MSN, Yahoo, CNN, MSNBC, ABC…Etc.)

                    I don’t keep up with News

                Other:  Please Specify  

2.      To what degree to you trust the Bush Administration?
         Completely

               To a large degree

               Somewhat

               Not much

               Not at all

3.  The Primary reason our country went to war with Iraq was because: (only one answer)

                Saddam Hussein was behind the attacks of 9/11.

                They had Weapons of Mass Destruction.

                 Saddam Hussein helped Osama bin Laden orchestrate the attacks of 9/11.

            Other  

4.      What proportion of Muslims are terrorists?  (select only one)
        All
        Most
        Some
        Very Few
        None

5. The majority of Muslims hate Americans. (check only one)

                        Completely

                        To a large degree

                        Somewhat

                        Not much

                         Not at all

6.      Do you believe the media adequately verifies the facts that they report
        All of the time
        Some of the time
        Rarely
        Never

7.  What is your sex?

              Male

              Female

8.  How would you describe your political orientation?

              Strongly Conservative

              Somewhat Conservative

              Neutral

              Somewhat Liberal

              Strongly Liberal

Please answer question 9 ONLY if you are a white male

    9.  If you had to be reborn as one of the following, which would you choose?

                 An African American male

                 A Caucasian (White) female

                   An African American female

Please answer question 10 ONLY if you are a black male.

  10. If you had to be reborn as one of the following, which would you choose?

                    A Caucasian (White) female

                    An African American female

                    A male of another ethnic minority (ex. Latino, or Asian

Please answer question 11 ONLY if you are a black female.

  11. If you had to be reborn as one of the following, which would you choose:

                      A Caucasian (White) female

                      An African American male

                      A female of an ethnic minority (ex. Latino, or Asian)

Pleases answer question 12 ONLY if you are a white female.

  12.  If you had to be reborn as one of the following, which would you choose?

                     An African American (Black) male

                     An African American female

                     A male of an ethnic minority (ex. Latino or Asian)

Please read the following jokes. After each joke, please answer the question that follows.

Q13: If there are 1,000 black men, and one white guy, what is the white guy called?

A : Prison Guard

Do you consider this joke offensive?

                     Very much so

                  Somewhat

                     Not at all

Q14: What’s the difference between a black man and a car tire?

A: The tire doesn’t sing when you put it in chains.

Do you consider this joke offensive?

                       Very much so

                       Somewhat

                       Not at all

Q15: Why do so many white people get lost skiing?

A: It’s hard to find them in the snow.

Do you consider this joke offensive?

                       Very much so

                       Somewhat

                       Not at all

Q16: What do you call a bunch of white guys sitting on a bench?

A: The NBA

Do you consider this joke offensive?

                       Very much so

                       Somewhat

                       Not at all

Q17: How many honest, caring, intelligent men does is take to do the dishes?

A: Both of them.

Do you consider this joke offensive?

                      Very much so

                         Somewhat

                      Not at all

Q18: How do you know a man is planning for the future?

A: He buys two cases of beer.

Do you consider this joke offensive?

                      Very much so

                      Somewhat

                      Not at all

Q19: How many men does it take to open a beer?

A: None, it should be open when she brings it to you.

Do you consider this joke offensive?

                                          Very much so

                     Somewhat

                                         Not at all

Q20: How is a woman like a laxative?

A: They both irritate the crap out of you.

Do you consider this joke offensive?

                   Very much so

                   Somewhat

                    Not at all